MapQuest was long the leader among replica watches sites giving people online directions, but Google Maps surpassed it in 2008.MapQuest wishes those eyeballs back.Beginning Tuesday, the Denver-based mapping unit of AOL Inc. is testing a fresh look with features that some might say make it look a whole lot more like, well, Google Maps.
The beta version scraps MapQuest's red logo in squiggly writing that zhjchv0630 general manager Christian Dwyer calls "cheap hotel" font. In its place is a simple font in shades of Replica Mobile Phones green & purple.In lieu of scrolling down to see a map, visitors see a map right away on the right side of the screen. There is & a single box for typing in searches in lieu of several.
The beta version makes it simpler to ask for directions not from point A to B, but also points C & D. Users can reorder their directional points by clicking & dragging on replica handbags icons to get directions from point A to B to C, or from A to C to B.Six times a route is mapped out, a toolbar at the top of the map lets you search for shops, parks, gas stations or other spots along the way.
"It's allowing it to be a place of discovery, than a replica bags calculator," said Dwyer, who likened the new version to a "digital concierge." It is meant to be an simpler, more elegant, faster, more intuitive version that offers more information to plan a trip, Dwyer said.Visitors can see the new version by going to http://www.replicahandbagsbox.com in the event that they don't see it right away.If all goes well, the beta could be the default look of MapQuest in August, though users can still opt to make use of the older version.
True to parent company AOL's mission to Hermes Handbags provide original content to attract traffic, MapQuest's beta version links search results for particular hotel & restaurant addresses, for example, to sites or content about those addresses.Boosting traffic is critical for AOL. AOL's revenue in the first six months of the year was down 23 percent from a year ago to $664 million, while rivals Google Inc. & Yahoo Inc. reported increases.
In the net mapping section, Google Maps is the most popular with about 63.3 million one-of-a-kind visitors in May, followed by MapQuest with about 49.1 million one-of-a-kind Mulberry Handbags,Marc Jacobs Handbags visitors, according to figures from comScore Inc. Yahoo Maps & Bing Maps follow.
Part of Google's catapulting over MapQuest may be due to links to Google Maps often appearing at the top of search results for locations. In fact, a Google search for "MapQuest" pulls up a link to MapQuest.com, right next to a map of its Denver headquarters provided not by MapQuest but by Google Maps.
The average MapQuest user comes to the site about one time a month, Dwyer said. They would like to see their return visits double."Moving the frequency needle, that would be the final objective. & getting new users," Dwyer said.
